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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Hello! Today I want to share another fun gift idea! This gift idea I used last year for my children teachers and this year I created them for my friends.

Fist you need a jar. This year I used a wide mouth pint jar and last year I used a large quart jar. I then took some American Crafts Ribbon and placed in the bottom of the jar. One thing about using ribbon it can be reused by the one receiving the gift.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Today we are continuing our gift week! And today I'm sharing a fun gift for your kids to make and give to family. I'm actually helping my son's class make these for their family at his Christmas party at school.

First you wash and clean off the sticky glue from the baby jar. Then I cut little squares out of tissue paper. You will need Glossy Mod Podge for a clear coat under and on top.

I placed the Mod Podge all over the jar.

Then I placed tissue paper all over. You can over lap because you will be applying another coat of Mod Podge.

Here is a picture of the second coat of Mod Podge going on. It will dry clear.

After the jar is dry I tied a ribbon around the top and place a battery tea light inside.

Thanks for joining me for another gift idea and be sure to stop back tomorrow for another idea.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Good Morning! This week I want to share gift ideas with you! Today I want to share a fun Neighbor gift I created with the American Crafts line Autumn Crisp. You can also see this posted on the AC blog last week.

For this gift I used a wooden crate and filled it with paper filler then added my jars. I decorated the tops of the jars and also the front of the crate. We can in the summer and love to share what God has blessed us with. Here you see peaches, raspberry jelly, green beans, and spaghetti sauce.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to stop by tomorrow for another gift idea.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Merry Christmas from our Family to yours! My wish for this Christmas is for our family to focus on the things around us and to focus on others not themselves. I would love to hear what your wish is for this coming year.

Here is the list to hop through. Have fun and remember there is a super nice prize at the end.

And here is my layout using both the December Kit and December Digital Files. I love this time of year, since it gets darker earlier we have more "movie" nights at our house where we snuggle up and watch a movie together.

Here are some close ups of the digital stars I cut out on my cameo. I think these stars are my all time favorite digital cut! Also the wooden stars are from the Exclusive Wood Veneers that you can buy in the store.

This close up shows two of the tags you will get in your December Kit. Love them together!

And one of my favorites is this one that say "So very Blessed".

Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure to get your kit today for only $9.99 (It goes up to $11.99 after today).

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving! I could spend all day listing what I am thankful for but I won't bore you lol. I will say a few I'm thankful for my hubby, my kids, scrapbooking, and also each of you who read my blog!! So what are you thankful for??

I'm here today to giveaway a spot in the brand new class from Big Picture Scrapbooking called December Duos. I'm so excited to get to be apart of this amazing class and hope you'll join me!

The "December Duos" concept is easy,
stress-free, and inspiring. Every day for the twelve days leading up to
Christmas Day, two of our twelve instructors will share a scrapbook layout,
video message, and a page prompt in the form of a duo ("warm &
cold," "give & receive," "near & far"). That's
a total of two-dozen inspiring ideas!

You can follow the instructor's lead or march in your own
direction as you snap your photos for the day. Then, after printing our
fabulously free journaling cards and title cards, you'll either slip the cards
and your photos into a Project Life mini album
from American Crafts or use them on a traditional (or digital) scrapbook page.

12 Days of Christmas:
December Duos makes it easy to capture all of your most important
holiday moments—in a festive new format—while keeping up with all the parties,
presents, and pageants that make the holiday season magical.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

I wanted to share my American Crafts November gallery layouts. I created both of these layouts using the new American Crafts line "Autumn Crisp". It is cold and snowing here so I love seeing these gorgeous fall colors on a day like this.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check back here for a Thanksgiving day giveaway!

Sunday, November 10, 2013

It's the 10th and you know what that means?...The new kit from Elle's Studio is released! There were so many options with this kit I had a hard time deciding which tags to use. There are some Christmas, Thanksgiving, everyday, and even a Black Friday tag! There are also Digital Cuts for November.

I decided to go with an everyday layout.

I used cut the circle out of the vellum tag. And I just love the that cute tag you can check mark.

And this fun tag with a "grateful" tab how sweet is that?!

And here is another tag I cut the end off so I could put it on the side.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

I just realized I completely forgot to share my Citrus Twist Kits for October with you all. These were some of my favorite layouts. I really LOVED this kit! I can honestly say this kit has been my favorite!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

I'm very excited to share about a new class over at Big Picture Scrapbooking! I get to teach this class along with 12 other amazingly talented ladies. I hope you will check out this class and give it try!

I know for me when they sent me the idea for the class I was in love with the concept of the duos. I can't wait to see what you do this holiday with this super fun class!

Capture Christmas as it happens! A dozen instructors are here to help you photograph this year's holiday memories and display them in a delightfully simple album that will warm your heart for years to come.The "December Duos" concept is easy, stress-free, and inspiring. Every day for the twelve days leading up to Christmas Day, two of our twelve instructors will share a scrapbook layout, video message, and a page prompt in the form of a duo ("warm & cold," "give & receive," "near & far"). That's a total of two-dozen inspiring ideas!

12 Day of Christmas Includes...

-12 days of inspiration and instruction from 12 of our favorite BPC teachers

-2 new video messages and layout examples per day, for a total of 24 inspiring ideas

-Printable 3" x 4" journaling cards and title cards featuring more than 24 different duos—with a number of design options for your album!

-Printable 4" x 6" title page card options

-An easy-to-complete Project Life approach followed by most instructors, with four alternate approaches (traditional scrapbooking, digital, and art journaling) included as well

-Email reminders to visit the classroom for the 12 days leading up to Christmas

-A peek at 5 complete albums from 5 different instructors, who will be creating their entire albums in real time along with you, and sharing them in a live video chat on January 2

-Welcome note in the classroom

-Private posting gallery to share your work and view the work of your classmates

-Message board to share your thoughts with your classmates

-Email sent on December 26 reminding you to complete your album and prepare for a special video chat on January 2

Friday, October 18, 2013

I was up on the American Crafts Blog yesterday! I absolutely love playing with the new Polka Dot Party line from Dear Lizzy & American Crafts. This line is simply gorgeous and let me just say you will want every piece ;)

Thursday, October 10, 2013

As a contributing designer I got to play with the new October kit from Elle's Studio. This kit has a lot of really fun exclusive tags and the best part is there is such a fun variety that you could put these on so many different layouts.

*These kits are $9.99 today only and then at midnight tonight the kits go up to $11.99*

Here is a picture of the Elle's Studio October Kit. It includes a total of 24 journaling and embellishment tags.

Here is my layout using the October Kit. I used the tag "I "heart" our family, brown tabbed journaling card, brown star, vellum "&", and the graph stitched circle.

Here's a close up of a few of the tags I used.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out Elle's Studio new products 2014, Penelope & Noel. Elle's Studio also now offers Layout Kits come check them out HERE.

Before I go I thought it would be fun to do a little giveaway for my readers. Follow the prompts from Rafflecopter for your chance to win 2 NEW packs of Elle's Studio Tags.a Rafflecopter giveaway